The
upcoming Google Pixel 2 will be the first phone powered by Snapdragon
836, a revised version of Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (SoC), according to
industry insiders cited by Androidheadlines.

The source did not specify whether the chip would appear on both Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL phones or one of them.While some recent reports indicate that the upcoming Google device will have more differences between Pixel and Pixel 2 XL.

This
latest report is different from some of the previous rumors and leaks
related to the upcoming Pixel 2 line, stating that the devices will come
with Snapdragon 835.

A device called Pixel
2 XL appeared on the GFXBench mobile benchmark database site in early
June, with details indicating that the device would use Snapdragon 835.

However,
the source of the report also claims that Snapdragon 836 will be
relatively similar to its hardware predecessor, but it will feature a
higher GPU clock speed and a CPU higher than Snapdragon 835.

Snapdragon
835, the first 10nm Qualcomm SoC equipped with eight Kryo 280 cores,
has a maximum frequency of 2.45GHz, and the Adreno 540 GPU. If the
router offers hardware with an identical base clock, then this chip will
have energy efficiency like Snapdragon 835 in everyday use, Although its performance is stronger under heavy loads.

Snapdragon
836 itself recently reported to have improved performance compared to
Snapdragon 835, similar to how Snapdragon 821 was upgraded from
Snapdragon 820 last year.